BRD still good post 2.1?

[Kitkat]

The biggest change is that hitting over the 800 dmg mark on brd with full buffs hasn't been possible since the nerf meaning it affected our burst damage the most. With a drg in one of the DPS spots I've seen up to 770 crits with buffs up, but on average they cap around the 690~730 range depending on how well geared you are. In a instance that isn't dodge intensive for melee, it is far more obvious, but in other content where our mobility DPS keeps us constant it didn't affect use as much.

I still believe the combination of buffs to melee and nerf to cross class on brd created and overall too big of a gap, but the fights have proven that our utility of songs during specific phases has increased since they created constant aoe damage tics that create a drain even on better geared healers through the fights. This has still cemented our position in fights as well as the fact that stacking jobs compared to not stacking has a significant impact on how fast limit break bars fill to the point I never want to be in a group that stacks jobs (tanks, dd, or healers). There is a far bigger picture to look at now instead of just our damage output, but yes...the nerf is still very noticeable for someone who played before and after it. Luckily SE had the common sense to make sure that our "pieces of the puzzle" were still strong enough to keep us in over just replacing us with another DD.

[Arkista]

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My MNK is ilvl86 the highest Crit I've had is 767. On my DRG before relic the highest was 1056 crit and my wife's DRG 1240 highest. I really want the BRD for the mobility mainly on the new Extreme fights, Cause its a trade in item for the new weapons.


But thanks for the input.